| Round | Overall |
| 6 | 79 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1969-70 | Cornwall | QMJHL | 56 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 61 |
| 1970-71 | Cornwall | QMJHL | 60 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 157 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Served as Cornwall captain in both 1969-70 and 1970-71 seasons. ... Played 11 games for Cornwall in 1968 Memorial Cup tournament at age 16.
Miscellaneous
- Shared one of two defense spots (with Richard
Campeau) on QMJHL All-Star Second Team with Cornwall in 1969-70.
- Named to QMJHL All-Star Second Team with Cornwall in 1970-71.
- Named city of Cornwall's outstanding hockey personality for 1971
by Cornwall Lions Club.
- Selected by New England Whalers in 1972 WHA General Player
Draft, the first draft in league history, in February 1972.
- Missed most of 1972-73 season with chipped bone in
shoulder, an injury suffered while he was playing for Tulsa (CHL).
- Claimed by Phoenix (WHL, Toronto
affiliate) from Toronto in Reverse Draft in June 1973
- Missed part of 1974-75 season with strained ligaments in knee,
an injury suffered while playing for Oklahoma City (CHL).
- Played on 1976-77 Saginaw team that won IHL
regular-season title.
- Represented Saginaw in IHL
All-Star Game on Jan. 18, 1977, at Flint.
- Won IHL Turner Cup with Saginaw in 1977.
- Won
Eastern Canadian Junior B championship as head coach of Casselman
Vikings in 2014.
- Named to EOJHL All-Star First Team head coach position with
Casselman in 2013-14.
- Inducted into Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame with his 1976-77 Saginaw Gears teammates in 2014.
Additional Facts
Full Name:
Michel Lynn Ruest
Pronunciation: Roo-AY
Post-Draft Teams: Syracuse (EHL); Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas (CHL); Saginaw (IHL)
Coaching Career: Named
Cornwall Colts (CJAHL) assistant coach prior to 1997-98 season and held
position through 2001-02 season. ... Named Kanata (CJAHL) head coach
prior to 2002-03 season and remained in that position through 2004-05
season. ... Named Orleans (CJAHL) head coach and general manager prior
to 2005-06 season and remained in that position until Oct. 30, 2007. ...
Named Ottawa Junior Senators (CJAHL) head coach and general manager
during 2007-08 season and remained in that position until Dec. 22, 2010.
.... Named Cornwall River Kings (LNAH) assistant coach in May 2012
season and remained in that position through team's inaugural 2012-13
season, when he retired for the first time. ... Named Casselman (EOJHL)
head coach on July 25, 2013, and remained in that position through
2013-14 season, when he retired after leading team to championship.
Career Beyond Hockey:
Relocated to Ottawa and worked at a local Beer Store outlet for many
years in addition to his coaching duties.
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971